Are You Failing Your Students Without Realizing It?

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About Event

If you are grading math tests and assignments exclusively by hand, your students may be missing out.

In the past, using an automated grading system for math-based courses could actually be detrimental for your students. These systems were far too limited to give students meaningful practice, or to truly assess their understanding. But today’s grading technology has advanced to the point where you are arguably doing your students a disservice if you don’t include a good automated testing and assessment tool in your grading mix.

Automated assessment lets you do things like give more graded assignments, provide students with feedback while the material is fresh in their minds, supply more practice questions, and identify very quickly when your class is having problems with a particular concept.

In this webinar, you’ll learn how far grading technology has advanced when it comes to handling mathematics, allowing you and your students to enjoy the many benefits automated grading can deliver when done right.

You will also hear from the University of Birmingham on their use of Maplesoft’s automated testing and assessment tool, Maple T.A., to encourage students in active learning and independent study and to provide immediate and consistent feedback. Following a successful introduction of Maple T.A. in first year mathematics courses, the University’s usage quickly expanded across several departments in subjects such as Mechanical, Nuclear, and Electrical Engineering, Chemistry, Computer Science, Statistics, Physics and Astronomy. Instructors, administrators, and students are all very satisfied with the results, with 85% of students saying automated testing played a substantial role in their learning.

Meet Your Speakers

Jonny Zivku

Jonny Zivku

Education Manager

Maplesoft

Jonny Zivku earned his BMath in Combinatorics & Optimization and Pure Mathematics from the University of Waterloo. He has been with Maplesoft since 2009 and is currently the Product Manager for Online Education products. His previous roles included working with the Technical Support team, the Quality Assurance team, and the Project Management team.

Jonathan Watkins

Jonathan Watkins

Development Manager

Maplesoft

Jon recently completed a PhD in Theoretical Physics at the University of Birmingham, UK. He has a keen interest in Educational Technology with a focus on the application of computer based algebra systems for creating engaging learning resources. Jon first worked with Maple T.A. at the University of Birmingham, where he trained a team of staff and interns to write STEM based questions for deployment across the College of Engineering and Physical Sciences. Jon’s time is currently split between his role as the Maple T.A. Development Manager at the University of Birmingham and as a Maple T.A. specialist for Maplesoft.